Yet they decided top mess with the web page instead of releasing a freaking application for android devices. If they have enough free time for web redesign, why not write the android app and leave the stuff that it's working fine alone?
Even worse, they have managed now to blame anything and everything on weather so they don't have to reimburse people. Such that when they should have a properly deicer working (but they don't), they'd blame it on the cold weather.
I like to check flightstats and check if the flights I'm picking have bad statistics about being late most of the time. In that sense I try to avoid stopping in Denver and sometimes Las Vegas.
I know stuff happens, but if I can minimize the amount of things that can go wrong, I'm willing to pay a bit more.
For what it's worth, that's the only thing I've seen editors change. They may not fix the title, or check the summary (sometimes even typos), but for sure, they will try to fix the URL to point to what I believe is one of their "partners".
It seems like certain pages will dramatically increase the memory consumption of Firefox. I've found that opening multiple pictures from facebook using multiple tasks can take easily 200MB (in addition to what Firefox was already consuming). The problem is of course that in the case of pages such as Hotmail, Yahoo, and sometimes Facebook itself, Firefox fails to re-claim and free that memory after closing the tabs.
This will also happen in Gmail if you have many javascript features open. Chrome seems to make things better because each process is killed and the memory freed for each tab/window (it will still add up a lot if you add each process' memory), while Firefox chunk of memory just looks massive.
Additionally, the page allows you record the chords and use a shortened version to play the music. Yet, everyone has decided to record massive youtube videos instead.
And the only thing that comes to my mind is: If Google manage to get its revenue and performance from ancient technology, I don't even want to imagine what they can do if they... well, upgrade.
That actually depends on how do YOU answer those questions and if you want them to be easy.
The questions should serve as mnemonic such that if they ask for your favorite color you may as well go with tomatoandpepperred or a favorite Disney Character go with mysonlovesthemousewithbigears.
The problem is that people want something quick and easy to remember which normally turns into Red or Mickey
Well, I tried for a long time. I ended up using a filter altogether with a vacation reply to notify about the issue to anyone.
The reply message was along the lines of "You're trying to reach the wrong person. Please let the person know that his subscriptions to xxxx, yyyy, are arriving also to my account.". My advantage was that this person was living in another country so I got to filter most of his e-mails just by using the country's two letters.
I has been a long time since I get "personal" e-mails, I still get some subscription messages, but now that I read many people's comments, I'm changing the setting to trash them.
And here I was thinking that was the way government actually worked. But I guess you can always point and blame it on the IT guys. I suppose that makes it more relevant.
On the other hand, a professor one day told me: "You don't need to know everything, you just need to know where to find the information, even if it's just someone else to ask.", which in summary means that you're not necessarily smarter because you know all the answers (and you're a pretentious ah), but you know the right people that can solve your questions.
I guess credit data shouldn't be stored in systems that do not comply with PCI standards. Moreover, most of the sites I visit (and I do shopping from), never reveal my credit card information, even to me. Why should be any different for Sony or any other company?
There's clear regulation on PCI standards and PNPI that should/shouldn't be stored in their systems. If they are not complying with such, they shouldn't be in the business.
In any case, I never provide my credit card number to companies until they have shown to have some respect for my information. I use virtual credit card numbers, and also, don't waste my good passwords with them.
For what is worth. As I recall correctly from my youth, in a battle between bullies, kicking them while they are down seems like a right approach. You shouldn't give them the chance to stand back up, because you know they will be really pissed.
Well, that's why trade secrets are not protected. If you want to protect them, you open them and patent them. Since the people trying to reverse engineering their protocol have no "non-disclosure agreements", I don't see how this may be protected by IP law. Then again IANAL so perhaps they can cover their asses with the Terms of Use and licensing agreements for the software. But AFAIK reverse engineering stuff should be fair.
I think you are talking about the original grandcentral service, wich acted as a phone call redirect and a voice mail. For quite some time, at least in the US, people has been able to make calls from within google mail, through Google talk using a browser extension. This service is free, for US calls and you can add credit for international calls.
And I would also say that's part of the reason in the US, not many Americans have graduate degrees in technology. The market pull them out to get 70k+ year, which is much better than 20k (for a scholarship/ TA) and try to pay the loan of the undergrad.
I think you greatly overestimate the technological literacy of the average American.
I think you're underestimating the effort a young person will go through to get things online. Why would you think limewire, eDonkey, etc became popular?
I think that if the price doesn't work for you, you'll look for cheaper alternatives. This is particularly true for kids from college down to school, that have absolutely no income, but are the largest consumers of popular media.
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Yet they decided top mess with the web page instead of releasing a freaking application for android devices. If they have enough free time for web redesign, why not write the android app and leave the stuff that it's working fine alone?
Even worse, they have managed now to blame anything and everything on weather so they don't have to reimburse people. Such that when they should have a properly deicer working (but they don't), they'd blame it on the cold weather.
I like to check flightstats and check if the flights I'm picking have bad statistics about being late most of the time. In that sense I try to avoid stopping in Denver and sometimes Las Vegas.
I know stuff happens, but if I can minimize the amount of things that can go wrong, I'm willing to pay a bit more.
"A method of breathing involving at least one nostril or the mouth."
Now pay me!
For what it's worth, that's the only thing I've seen editors change. They may not fix the title, or check the summary (sometimes even typos), but for sure, they will try to fix the URL to point to what I believe is one of their "partners".
It seems like certain pages will dramatically increase the memory consumption of Firefox. I've found that opening multiple pictures from facebook using multiple tasks can take easily 200MB (in addition to what Firefox was already consuming). The problem is of course that in the case of pages such as Hotmail, Yahoo, and sometimes Facebook itself, Firefox fails to re-claim and free that memory after closing the tabs.
This will also happen in Gmail if you have many javascript features open. Chrome seems to make things better because each process is killed and the memory freed for each tab/window (it will still add up a lot if you add each process' memory), while Firefox chunk of memory just looks massive.
Additionally, the page allows you record the chords and use a shortened version to play the music. Yet, everyone has decided to record massive youtube videos instead.
You mean personal checks (or cashier checks from big banks) and well balanced accounts?
And the only thing that comes to my mind is: If Google manage to get its revenue and performance from ancient technology, I don't even want to imagine what they can do if they... well, upgrade.
That actually depends on how do YOU answer those questions and if you want them to be easy.
The questions should serve as mnemonic such that if they ask for your favorite color you may as well go with tomatoandpepperred or a favorite Disney Character go with mysonlovesthemousewithbigears.
The problem is that people want something quick and easy to remember which normally turns into Red or Mickey
And who knows, but the headline reminded me of this Onion article
Well, I tried for a long time. I ended up using a filter altogether with a vacation reply to notify about the issue to anyone.
The reply message was along the lines of "You're trying to reach the wrong person. Please let the person know that his subscriptions to xxxx, yyyy, are arriving also to my account.". My advantage was that this person was living in another country so I got to filter most of his e-mails just by using the country's two letters.
I has been a long time since I get "personal" e-mails, I still get some subscription messages, but now that I read many people's comments, I'm changing the setting to trash them.
And here I was thinking that was the way government actually worked. But I guess you can always point and blame it on the IT guys. I suppose that makes it more relevant.
On the other hand, a professor one day told me: "You don't need to know everything, you just need to know where to find the information, even if it's just someone else to ask.", which in summary means that you're not necessarily smarter because you know all the answers (and you're a pretentious ah), but you know the right people that can solve your questions.
I guess credit data shouldn't be stored in systems that do not comply with PCI standards. Moreover, most of the sites I visit (and I do shopping from), never reveal my credit card information, even to me. Why should be any different for Sony or any other company?
There's clear regulation on PCI standards and PNPI that should/shouldn't be stored in their systems. If they are not complying with such, they shouldn't be in the business.
In any case, I never provide my credit card number to companies until they have shown to have some respect for my information. I use virtual credit card numbers, and also, don't waste my good passwords with them.
Ah.. for some reason my link didn't work on my previous comment, so here it's again: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/local/ct-met-levin-hit-and-run-2-20110603,0,7039906.story
Let's see if that works.
Nah, in the USA recently, it all boils down to who has enough money
For what is worth. As I recall correctly from my youth, in a battle between bullies, kicking them while they are down seems like a right approach. You shouldn't give them the chance to stand back up, because you know they will be really pissed.
Well, that's why trade secrets are not protected. If you want to protect them, you open them and patent them. Since the people trying to reverse engineering their protocol have no "non-disclosure agreements", I don't see how this may be protected by IP law. Then again IANAL so perhaps they can cover their asses with the Terms of Use and licensing agreements for the software. But AFAIK reverse engineering stuff should be fair.
And I hope the iPad 4 comes with mind control for this kid.
I think you are talking about the original grandcentral service, wich acted as a phone call redirect and a voice mail. For quite some time, at least in the US, people has been able to make calls from within google mail, through Google talk using a browser extension. This service is free, for US calls and you can add credit for international calls.
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Nice try Google, nice try! But, I'll keep my Firefox :P
On the bright side, you now know what's killing your network... if you're on a wireless, that solves the mistery :)
And I would also say that's part of the reason in the US, not many Americans have graduate degrees in technology. The market pull them out to get 70k+ year, which is much better than 20k (for a scholarship/ TA) and try to pay the loan of the undergrad.
To be completely honest, Delaware has no airports so probably they will be first to support that! :) (I'd support having a Delaware airport)
But seriously, Dallas? Houston? Those are major air traffic hubs. At least Continental wouldn't be happy to see something like that happening.
I think you greatly overestimate the technological literacy of the average American.
I think you're underestimating the effort a young person will go through to get things online. Why would you think limewire, eDonkey, etc became popular?
I think that if the price doesn't work for you, you'll look for cheaper alternatives. This is particularly true for kids from college down to school, that have absolutely no income, but are the largest consumers of popular media.